What’s New at Diamond Peak Ski Resort for the 2025-26 Ski Season
INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. (October 2025) – Diamond Peak Ski Resort is planning to open for skiing and snowboarding on Thursday, December 4, 2025, conditions permitting.
Celebrating 60 seasons of fun: When it opened on November 19, 1966, Diamond Peak Ski Resort – then known as Ski Incline – ushered in a new era of skiing in the Tahoe Basin. As the first resort in the West to utilize a man-made snowmaking system to augment what Mother Nature provided in the wintertime, the slopes of Ski Incline became a family-friendly destination from the very beginning.
Now almost 60 years later, the resort is celebrating its 60th “Diamond” anniversary season with a series of commemorative events, nostalgic gear giveaways, retro lift ticket pricing days and community-focused engagement campaigns to connect old-school and brand-new skiers and riders.
Why Diamond Peak is Different: Community-owned, fiercely independent and community-driven – those are the key differentiating factors that make Diamond Peak distinct in the crowded Lake Tahoe ski resort scene. “Small but thrilling” would be another apt description, because with 1,840 vertical feet of skiable terrain packed into 655 acres, Diamond Peak offers some of the most skiable vertical in the Tahoe Basin. Add in panoramic Tahoe views from nearly every run on the mountain, incredible glades for tree skiing/riding, and one of Tahoe’s most progressive terrain parks (The Village), and it’s no wonder locals know Diamond Peak to be “Tahoe’s hidden gem.”
As a community-owned ski resort, Diamond Peak stands out in the Tahoe Basin and greater U.S. ski industry as a beacon to skiers and riders looking for a friendly, non-corporate vibe.
Google Street View ski-through previews: New for the 2025-26 ski season, Diamond Peak has mapped all of its ski trails with 360-degree imagery and integrated the imagery into Google Maps’ Street View technology. Now, you can take a virtual tour down any run at Diamond Peak from your browser or smartphone from the chairlift or the office.
While the Street View technology does not provide real-time conditions, the imagery will help progressing skiers and snowboarders to scout new runs they haven’t tried yet to get a sense of the turns and slope angles they can expect. And it’s perfect for scouting the ultimate selfie location to get the best Lake Tahoe backdrop to your ski day photos!
Ski More, Save More 2-Day and 3-Day Flex Passes: The more you ski, the more you save with 2-day and 3-day Flex Pass multiday lift tickets. These direct-to-lift mini passes offers two or three days of skiing or snowboarding any day this winter. A 3-Day Flex Pass is the best deal for people planning to ski multiple days, but not quite enough to justify a full season pass. 3-Day Flex Passes will go on sale in time for Black Friday at a special discounted rate.
Pass Holder Early Ups Event: Diamond Peak season pass holders are invited to join their fellow pass holders for an hour of early access to freshly groomed slopes (or fresh powder, depending on Mother Nature) and a complimentary continental breakfast on a date TBD in February 2026. Diamond Peak’s lift operations team will open the Lakeview chairlift an hour early at 8:00 a.m. for season pass holders only, and there will be a selection of pastries, fruit and coffee/tea/juice at the mid-mountain Snowflake Lodge for pass holders to enjoy during their early access.
Bonus lift tickets for season pass holders: Diamond Peak’s 2025-26 season pass holders will enjoy at least 49 complimentary lift tickets at 17 partner resorts across the country this winter – generally three days at each resort. Participating resorts include Beech Mountain (NC), Bogus Basin (ID), Cherry Peak (UT), Cooper (CO), Eaglecrest Ski Area (AK), Eagle Point Resort (UT), Loup Loup Ski Bowl (WA), Loveland Ski Area (CO), Monarch Mountain (CO), Mount Bohemia (MI), Mt. Ashland (OR), Mt. Shasta Ski Park (CA), Plattekill Mountain (NY), Red River Ski Area (NM), Snow King Resort (WY), Tahoe Donner XC & Downhill (CA), and Wachusett Mountain (MA).
Every Diamond Peak pass holder also receives four discounted Bring-A-Friend Tickets, which can be used to bring friends to Diamond Peak. Visit DiamondPeak.com for details, restrictions and the full list of perks.
New Formulation of Alibi’s Snowflake White IPA on Draft: Every winter for the past eight seasons the Snowflake White IPA – brewed specially for Diamond Peak by Incline Village-based Alibi Ale Works craft brewery – gets an update, and Alibi’s brewing team has created a special hop profile for this winter’s 60th anniversary season. The limited release IPA will be a citrus-forward refreshing brew that is available exclusively on draft at Diamond Peak’s mid-mountain Snowflake Lodge as well as in Alibi’s public houses throughout the ski season. Catch the release of this special beer at the annual Ski Season Kickoff Party on Friday, December 4, 2025, at the Alibi Public House in Incline Village.
About Diamond Peak Ski Resort
Since 1966, Diamond Peak Ski Resort has been North Lake Tahoe’s hidden gem. Located in Incline Village, Nevada, the affordable, family-friendly resort offers 655 acres and 1,840 vertical feet of skiing and snowboarding, with incredible views of Lake Tahoe, terrain for all levels, and some of the best tree skiing in the Tahoe Basin. For more information or to check the snow report, visit DiamondPeak.com or call (775) 832–1177.
